Windows Tip: Deploying printers using Group Policy

By Mitch Tulloch, MTIT Enterprises

Here's one quick tip regarding using Windows Vista in the enterprise. Windows Server 2003 R2 introduced the capability of deploying printers using Group Policy, but to use it you first had to prepare your Windows XP client machines by deploying client software called pushprinterconnections.exe to each client using a startup script. Windows Vista includes this client software by default, which means Windows Vista clients don't need any preparation before deploying printers to them. But you must make sure your Active Directory schema is upgraded to "R2" level before you can deploy printer connections to Vista machines using Group Policy, go here for more info concerning the schema update and how to perform it.

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